The NBA playoffs standings and schedule for 2014 had the Miami Heat beat Charlotte Bobcats in four games for a 4-0 sweep and in Game 2 of their eastern conference first round series and LeBron James led the way, putting in 32 points and dishing out eight assists into the fourth quarter and now the Heat are waiting for the winner of the Toronto Raptors and Brooklyn Nets series.
The Heat and Bobcats played tight after the Miami Heat dominated in the first quarter and that saw Miami lead 29-19, but after that the game was close and in the fourth quarter LeBron James was fouled hard and it should have been a flagrant, but he gave the team a four point lead. The Bobcats then came back and got a three from Kemba Walker and after James was fouled again, he made the next two free throws and that put Charlotte in position to make another play, but they gave it away.
The Bobcats had the chance for a three, but the team couldn't get an attempt off and they ended up turning the ball over and that was the first of the fourth quarter for the team. The Bobcats played very well against the Heat and better than many expected and now James and the Heat have a 2-0 series lead over the Bobcats. Charlotte has been playing very hard this season and in the playoffs and they got 22 points from Michael Kidd-Gilchrist and they also got 13 rebounds from Al Jefferson, while Kemba Walker hit some big shots and also had eight assists in the game.
The first matchup in the series was closer than expected and Miami was able to pull away at the end and the same thing played out here after the dominating first quarter by the Heat. LeBron James is the reigning MVP and the Heat are looking to win their fourth straight east title and their third straight championship. Dwyane Wade was fouled at the end of the game and he hit one of two free throws and that gave the team a four point lead with less than two second left and they also held possession and that ended the game and now the Heat are up 2-0.
The games on Wednesday and Thursday have the potential to be very good as well, with the Charlotte Bobcats and Miami Heat playing the second game of their series and that will be on TNT and comes at 7 pm and has LeBron James up 1-0 in that series. The Dallas Mavericks played the San Antonio Spurs tight and that next game will be on NBATV with SA up 1-0 in the series and then the Portland Trail Blazers and Houston Rockets will play and that comes on TNT after the Blazers took a 1-0 lead after that exciting game the other night.
